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Akçakale
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Akçakale
Total population
105,132
Coordinates36.71°, 38.95°
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Overview
Akçakale is a municipality and district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,038 km2, and its population is 123,721 (2022).
History & geography
Geography
Latitude
36.7083
Longitude
38.9487
Water area
—
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
753
Distinct species (top 10)
10
Most-observed species
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves37
- Crested LarkGalerida cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves31
- See-see PartridgeAmmoperdix griseogularis (J.F.Brandt, 1843) · Aves27
- Rock PigeonColumba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves26
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves25
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves25
- Lesser KestrelFalco naumanni J.G.Fleischer, 1818 · Aves25
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves24
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
11
Largest magnitude
5.3
Largest event
2026-09-24
Most recent
- M 5.3 — 2026-09-2415 km SSW of Hilvan, Turkey
- M 4.2 — 2020-06-1714 km SE of Samsat, Turkey
- M 4.3 — 2008-09-0411 km N of Bozova, Turkey
- M 5 — 2008-09-038 km SSE of Samsat, Turkey
- M 2.8 — 2007-01-2218 km W of Bozova, Turkey
- M 2.9 — 2006-12-1022 km NE of ?anl?urfa, Turkey
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Şanlıurfa
- Şanlıurfa32.4 mi away · pop. 2,143,020
- Bozova50.8 mi away · pop. 54,641
- Lhánice1424.8 mi away · pop. 152
- Horní Lhotice1428.2 mi away · pop. 108
- Hluboké1428.5 mi away · pop. 223
- Kralice nad Oslavou1428.6 mi away · pop. 757
- Košíkov1429.5 mi away · pop. 165
- Jindřichov1430.9 mi away · pop. 84
- Březské1431.6 mi away · pop. 239
- Vícenice u Náměště nad Oslavou1431.8 mi away · pop. 358
- Prosetín1432.1 mi away · pop. 222
- Dolní Čepí1432.2 mi away · pop. 87
Geography & sun
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.07
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,851
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
407
Avg daily Wikipedia views
14
Attention level
Obscure
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image